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Bobby Rush's Public Statements on Issue: K-12 Education

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08/13/2021 Letter to Dr. Bernadine Futrell, Director of Office of Head Start - LETTER TO HEAD START COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE CONTINUING SERVICES AMID NEW FUNDING PROCESS
04/28/2021 Letter to the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro Chairwoman Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable David E. Price Chairman Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Mario Diaz-Balart Ranking Member Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Chellie Pingree Chair Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable David P. Joyce Ranking Member Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Rush Leads 10 Appropriations Letters Requesting Funding For Priorities Including Women's Heart Health, Clean Energy, Kidney Disease, Public School Infrastructure
12/21/2020 Rush Statement on Passage of Federal Omnibus Spending Bill and COVID Relief Legislation
08/28/2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Congressman Cleaver Applauds Usda Reversal, Decision to Extend Nutrition Program Waivers for Kids Learning Remotely
07/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Lewis, McCarthy Champion Civic Education for Students
06/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Tlaib, Hayes, and Pressley Lead 100-Plus Members of Congress in Historic $305 Billion Funding Push for K-12 Schools
05/19/2020 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Joyce Urges Dept. of Education to Issue Guidance on Child Abuse Reporting
05/08/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader; Mitch Mc Connell, Senate Majority Leader; and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Representative TJ Cox Leads Letter Urging Congressional Leadership to Invest in Rural Stem Education
03/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding
08/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
08/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
03/13/2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Fully Fund School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention Services
12/15/2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
10/24/2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
06/06/2016 Rush Responds to Rauner's Criticism of CPS
06/10/2015 Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate HELP Committee - Every Child Achieves Act
03/25/2015 Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor - Investing in Early Education
06/20/2014 Letter to Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Increased Classroom Connectivity for Underserved Communities
02/18/2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Increase Funding for Special Education
04/11/2013 Rush Statement on the March Against Chicago School Closings
02/01/2011 Rush Urges Districtwide Participation in "Race to the Top" Challenge
05/11/2007 Supporting Teacher Appreciation Week and National Teacher Day
02/15/2006 Congressman Rush Lauds Morgan Park H.S. African Americans' AP Academic Achievement on House Floor
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